Louise Swanton
Louiseswanton@hotmail.co.uk Driving licence
QUALIFICATIONS
Pottery Evening course Oswestry. 2015
PGCE Secondary Art and Design. Bangor University.
BA {Hons) Contemporary Textiles. University of Glamorgan. Carmarthenshire College, Carmarthen (Coleg Sir Gar)
2008 – 2011 . Grade 2:1
BA {Hons} Fashion. University of Glamorgan. Carmarthenshire College, Carmarthen. 2007-2008 (Coleg Sir Gar)
National Diploma in Art and Design. Coleg Powys, Newtown 2005- 2007. 2 Merits, 1 Distinction
11 GCSE’s A*- C. Welshpool High School. 2005.
ACHIEVEMENTS, Galleries and Catwalk shows
2018. The Price of Freedom on exhibition at Undegun, Wrexham.
2018. The Price of Freedom on exhibition at Oriel Cric, Crickhowell.
2017 'New Horizons' Exhibition. Qube Gallery, Oswestry.
2017 Funky Aardvark Textile Open Art Exhibition. 'Migration' Work in exhibition. Chester.
2016 Migration work, in exhibition. Qube Open Arts Compertition 2016
2015 Fire Blast in exhibition (The Qube Pop up Exhibition) , The Qube Gallery, Oswestry.
2014 Spirit Guide Journeys, in exhibition. Qube, Journey Open Art Exhibition September.
2012 Drop in workshop, Carnevil. Masks and banner making workshop Llanidloes, Powys
2012 Art teacher working with children with special needs, Play Montgomeryshire, Newtown
2012 Andrew Logan Festival, Helping with toga workshops and general running, Berriew
2012 Drop in weaving workshops, Andrew Logan Festival
2012 Flag and Banner Making workshop, for ages 4-5, Berriew
2012 Rising Stars Exhibition, New Ashgate Gallery, Surrey
2012 Needle Felting workshop, Milly's Hypnotic Scream
2012 Hiraeth, in exhibtion, Milly's Hypnotic Scream
2011 Andrew Logan, Big Buzz Festival, Helping with workshops, costumes and general running, Berriew
2011 Fashion Trashion Show, Arts Festival, North Pembrokeshire
2011 Exhibited New Designer, London
2011 Exhibition (third year final work) in Carmarthenshire College, Carmarthen
2011 Wind and Fire Exhibition, Carmarthenshire Centre for Craft, St Clears.
2010 Hiraeth Exhibition in the Henry Thomas Gallery, Carmarthen.
2010 Bradford Textiles Society Exhibition, the National Woollen Mill of Wales.
CAREER HISTORY
2014-present Secondary School Art and Textiles Teacher.
2013 Young Art Trainee, Oriel Davies Gallery. 'Be Our Guest' exhibition
2012 Art teacher working with children with special needs, Play Montgomeryshire, Newtown
2012 Andrew Logan Festival, Helping with toga workshops and general running, Berriew
2012 Drop in weaving workshops, Andrew Logan Festival
2012 Flag and Banner Making workshop, for ages 4-5, Berriew
SKILLS
Teaching Textiles, Art and Design to all abilities and ages. This includes; drawing, painting, printing, clay work, sewing, embroidery, weaving, stenciling and dyeing techniques.
Felting, wet and dry.
Dyeing, using acid or natural dyes
Sewing with domestic machines, experienced on industrial machines and embroidery machines.
Hand embellishments, embroidery, beading, freehand embroidery
Weaving on hand looms
Knitting on domestic machines and by hand
Printing via screen-printing, silk screen, silk painting, batik, digital printing techniques
Confident with Adobe Photoshop and Microsoft Office skills.
Clay and 3D making.
Drawing, painting in a range of media.
Making jewellery
Making accessories
Pattern cutting
Dress making
Manual handling course
